Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
荣魁鹗荐。 一举南宫膺妙选。 人物规模。 楚楚吾家千里驹。 彩衣侍酒。 更祝二亲无限寿。 父子荣迁。 俱侍玉皇香案前。